Zambia vs Togo

Zambia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Lusaka
Population
21.3M
GDP
$25.3B
Togo
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lower middle income
Capital: Lome
Population
8.4M
GDP
$10.6B

POP 2.5x GDP 2.4x LE 3.6 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Zambia vs Togo

Net Migration152.7%Foreign Direct Investment96.5%Population Density81.6%Inflation (Consumer Pric…80.9%Maternal Mortality Ratio75.6%School Enrollment (Terti…73.4%Unemployment Rate67%Electric Power Consumption66.2%
MID pair: Net Migration is the opener; totals are closer than rates on same-band LMC.

Demographics: Population Density (Togo, 82% spread)

Indicator Zambia Togo Year
Population Density 27.9 151.2 2023
Population 21.3M 8.4M 2024
Population Ages 65+ 1.9% 3.5% 2024

2 closer demographics rows sit on the Zambia and Togo profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (Zambia, 96% spread)

Indicator Zambia Togo Year
Foreign Direct Investment $2.4B $83.8M 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 15.0% 2.9% 2024
Unemployment Rate 5.9% 1.9% 2024
GDP (Current USD) $25.3B $10.6B 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Zambia and Togo profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Maternal Mortality Ratio (Zambia, 76% spread)

Indicator Zambia Togo Year
Maternal Mortality Ratio 85 349 2023
Stunting Prevalence (under 5) 34.6% 23.8% 2018
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.3 0.1 2022

4 closer health rows sit on the Zambia and Togo profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (Togo, 73% spread)

Indicator Zambia Togo Year
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 4.0% 14.9% 2012

5 closer education rows sit on the Zambia and Togo profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Electric Power Consumption (Zambia, 66% spread)

Indicator Zambia Togo Year
Electric Power Consumption 727 246 2023
Forest Area 59.5% 22.1% 2023
CO2 Emissions Per Capita 0.5 0.3 2024

2 closer environment rows sit on the Zambia and Togo profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Internet Users (Togo, 57% spread)

Indicator Zambia Togo Year
Internet Users 17.1% 39.5% 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 108.7 80.8 2024

3 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Zambia and Togo profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Zambia, 153% spread)

Indicator Zambia Togo Year
Net Migration 7.4K -14,014 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 71.7% 34.7% 2022
GINI Index 51.5 37.9 2022

3 closer social rows sit on the Zambia and Togo profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Zambia vs Togo comparison

Zambia (LMC) and Togo (LMC) sit in a MID-spread band on this curated board (same-band LMC). Population is 2.5x larger; GDP is 2.4x larger. Open with Net Migration (~153%) before the 7-topic tables (42 rows). Both in Sub-Saharan Africa, so regional peers are a fair control. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

Other curated pairs · MID band

Indexable comparisons only (Module 42). Full picker with every country lives on /compare, not duplicated under every pair.

Zambia vs Togo figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · MID scale band.